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In which discipline did the father of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, win an olympic gold medal?

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In which discipline did the father of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, win an olympic gold medal?
posted Aug 9, 2016 by Ritika Sharma

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Literature, for his song 'Ode to sport

Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educator and historian, and founder of the International Olympic Committee. He is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games. Coubertin won the gold medal for literature at the 1912 Summer Olympics for his poem Ode to Sport.

answer Aug 19, 2016 by Anita Yadav
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